The dining room of Sharon and Les Tso’s vacation home. As members of the private residence club, they were able to buy memberships at the Club at PGA West, a six-course golf club that offers private memberships only on a limited basis. (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)
The dining room at Sharon and Les Tso’s home at the Residence Club at PGA West in La Quita easily seats 10. The club accommodations a 3,500-square-foot villa with private splash pool and guest casita are much bigger and nicer than a home the pair could have purchased on their own in the same area with their $600,000 vacation home budget. They paid $180,000 for their membership. (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)
Sharon and Les Tso relax in the living room of their shared vacation home in La Qunita. Among shared vacation home alternatives, private residence clubs are a relatively new concept that has grown quickly over the last few years. (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)
